How common is the surname Pease?

12,937 people in the United States had the surname Pease in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,865 Americans. It ranked 2,790th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pease?

Al Pease, British-born Canadian racing driver, followed by Elisha M. Pease.

Where is the surname Pease most common?

Wikidata records people named Pease in the United States, Canada and Australia.

Is the surname Pease getting more or less common?

More common. 12,828 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,937 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Pease

An occupational surname, carried by 12,937 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pease is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for a seller or grower of peas.

Pease is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,937 people named Pease in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,865 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,828.

#2,790

rank among US surnames

12,937

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,592)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,781	Lytle	12,970	23,805
#2,782	Nobles	12,965	23,814
#2,783	Bolin	12,962	23,819
#2,784	Fuchs	12,958	23,827
#2,785	Radford	12,956	23,830
#2,786	Foy	12,952	23,838
#2,788	Lipscomb	12,948	23,845

Who is named Pease

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Pease identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peases

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Al Pease
British-born Canadian racing driver, 1921–2014
Elisha M. Pease
American politician (1812-1883)
Allan Pease
Australian motivational speaker, born 1952
Robert Allen Pease
American electronics engineer and technical author, 1940–2011
Donald J. Pease
American politician (1931–2002)

Notable Peases come mostly from the United States (3), Canada (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pease

Pease has the Soundex code P200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P200.

Questions

How common is the surname Pease?: 12,937 people in the United States had the surname Pease in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,865 Americans. It ranked 2,790th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pease?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Pease identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pease?: Al Pease, British-born Canadian racing driver, followed by Elisha M. Pease.
Where is the surname Pease most common?: Wikidata records people named Pease in the United States, Canada and Australia.
What type of surname is Pease?: Pease is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Pease getting more or less common?: More common. 12,828 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,937 in 2010, up 0.8%.